POLLO TROPICAL #6

11521 SW 88 ST, MIAMI, Miami-Dade County. DBPR licence 2316312. 8 inspection visits from 2023-11-03 to 2026-10-20.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-10-20: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic violations

1 of 6routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Miami-Dade County average that year (5 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

2inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Miami-Dade County, same fiscal year. Codes and descriptions are DBPR's; the inspector's written notes are on DBPR's site only.
Date	Visit	Result	High	Inter.	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-10-20	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0	1.12
2026-01-09	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	3	1.13	3 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean (x2)
2025-10-20	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	0	0		2 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2025-07-22	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	6	1.13	4 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2024-11-05	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	1		2 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2024-07-30	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0	0.86
2024-02-21	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0	1.07
2023-11-03	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	0	3	1.07	5 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)

The food: where these dishes come from

Pollo Tropical is known for citrus-marinated grilled chicken (mojo). The stories are about the dishes, not the brand, and live on PlateTales.

This is a Pollo Tropical location. How Pollo Tropical's 132 Florida stores compare with their counties.

A routine inspection is one visit on one day. Inspectors in different counties record violations differently, so compare a count with its county average, not with a restaurant in another county. Nothing on this page is a rating. Source: DBPR inspection files, data as of 2026-11-09; DBPR's own record for this licence is the official one.